A total of 16 people have perished and several others sustained injuries in a horrible accident along the Kampala-Gulu highway.

The accident occurred at 12 am on Friday morning at Adebe trading centre near corner Kamdini, when the Bus belonging to Roblyn bus company rammed into a stationary trailer registration number UAZ 381A/UBD 318C.

Bodies whose identities remain unknown have been taken to Anyeke Health Center IV pending a postmortem.

Patrick Jimmy Okema, the North Kyoga police spokesperson says twelve people died immediately the accident happened while four of 21 injured and hospitalized persons and succumbed to injuries at Atapara hospital where they were rushed for treatment.

Okema could not verily establish the cause of the accident but says  preliminary findings show that the trailer had parked wrongly on the road without war

Among the injured include;

  1. Akello Mary Lucy 44 yrs old from Kitgum.
  2. Auma Rose 47 yrs old from Kitgum.
  3. Oyo Francis 38 yrs old from Lamwo.
  4. Akanya Caroline 30 yrs old from Kitgum.
  5. Alimo Nancy 20 yrs old from Kitgum.
  6. Oluka Morris 28 yrs old from Gulu.
  7. Acele Denis 43 yrs old from Kitgum.
  8. Okwera David 35 yrs old from Kitgum.
  9. Okecha Patrick 36 yrs old from Zombo.
  10. Anyway Benson 55 yrs old from Pader.
  11. Akello Flavia 32 yrs old from Kitgum.
  12. Odur Albert 43 yrs old from Gulu.
  13. Acaye Joseph 30 yrs old from Gulu.
  14. Ayaa Beatrice 30 yrs old from Kitgum.
  15. Agwech Kevin 34 yrs old from Kitgum.
  16. Laker Christine 40 yrs old from Kitgum.
  17. Nafuna Rehema Sarah 27 yrs old from Mukono.
  18. Acen Proscivia 24 yrs old from Kitgum.
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